Philosophic Silence and the ‘One' in Plotinus
Explores a central paradox in Plotinus' work: Plotinus writes about the One, which he tells us is ineffable
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Banner, Nicholas: Philosophic Silence and the ‘One' in Plotinus. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,c2018. - 9781107154629 |
| Summary: | Explores a central paradox in Plotinus' work: Plotinus writes about the One, which he tells us is ineffable Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I The Cultural Roots of Platonist Philosophic Silence -- 1 De philosophorum Græcorum silentio mystico: Preliminaries -- 2 The Silent Philosopher -- 3 Perennial Wisdom and Platonist Tradition -- 4 Plotinus and 'The Ancients': Tradition, Truth and Transcendence -- Part II The Transcendent Absolute, the Ineffable and Plotinian Poetics of Transcendence -- 5 The Development of the Transcendent Absolute in the Middle Platonist Milieu -- 6 The Transcendent Absolute and the Ineffability of Reality in Plotinus -- 7 The Poetics of Transcendence in Plotinus -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Appendix A: The Plotinian Idea of Tradition and `Platonism' -- Appendix B: Esoteric Hermeneutics, Plato and Aristotle in Plotinus -- Appendix C: Some Useful Notes on Plotinian Metaphysics -- Appendix D: Modern Theories of Philosophic Silence -- Select Primary Bibliography -- Secondary Bibliography -- Index |
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| ISBN: | 1108688748 |